A whole lot of US authorities officers working for the FBI, ICE, and Division of Justice have had their private information leaked by a infamous hacking group.
A gaggle of hackers from The Com – a loosely-organised collective of English-speaking hackers, scammers and fraudsters – has shared the names, addresses, and cellphone numbers of tons of of US authorities workers on non-public Telegram channels, in accordance with a report by 404 Media.
404 Media says that it has reviewed spreadsheets posted to the hacking group’s Telegram channel containing the alleged private information of 680 DHS officers, over 170 FBI e mail addresses, and greater than 190 Division of Justice officers.
It’s presently unclear the place the info originated.
Earlier this week, the US Division of Homeland Safety claimed that criminals primarily based in Mexico have instructed gang members in Chicago to observe, harass, and assassinate brokers of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Prospects and Border Safety (CBP) personnel. Bounties have allegedly been provided to shoot ICE and CBP officers, in accordance with a DHS press launch.
In line with the report from 404 Media, one member of the Telegram channel left a message saying:
“Mexican Cartels hmu [hit me up] we dropping all of the doxes wheres my 1m [1 million].”
The Com, which is affiliated to numerous hacking teams together with BlackCat, ALPHV, and Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, has been linked to high-profile hacks towards the likes of MGM Resorts, Coinbase, Clorox, and lots of others.
Earlier this month, the DHS made the unsubstantiated declare that ICE officers have been dealing with a “greater than 1000% enhance in assaults towards them” and that their households have been being doxxed and threatened on-line.
Now the hackers who posted the small print of ICE, DHS, and CBP workers to Telegram have instructed that they might dox IRS officers subsequent.
In 2016, a gaggle known as Crackas With Perspective, printed the non-public info of 1000’s of FBI and Division of Homeland Safety brokers. and even hacked into the AI account of the director of the CIA.
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